Kenzo Fall '08 collection

It's a collection using over 80% proportion achromatic hue and the remaining portion in red and turquoise color and which emphasized on volumious style and bulky knit wear.

All from http://www.tranism.com/weblog/2008/03/kenzo-fallwinte.html

Other reseach:

http://www.fashion.com.hk/lux_week08_830_kenzo.htm

Catwalk video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsAZ5gZDLXw&NR=1
http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/2008/fall/main/europe/womenrunway/kenzo/

Interior design

Conclusion from research studies:

• Perception of spacioucness is not attribute to specific colors, but the brightness or darkness of a color.
• Spatial impressions are highly influened by contrast effects, particularly brightness difference between objects and background.

Fehrman,K.R and Fehrman, C. (2004) Color: The Secret Influence (2nd Ed.), New Jersey: Prentice Hall

Principle of color scheme

My coloring exercise in class after learing the principle of color scheme.
I used variety of hue, light and dark vaules, bright and dull intensities to balance the color scheme. And the colors included 6 tertiary colors such as cobalt, magenta, lavender, amber, violet.

Color Scheme formulas

This is a Burberry checks pattern.

A check pattern of tartans.





from www.carolinatartan.com/colors.htm









Here are some examples of how to match with the check patterns

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-418864/New-pattern-season--tartan-twist.html

Color wheel and colors theory

It's a simple, basic color wheel just for me to learn more words used to decribe colors.
http://www.graphic-design.com/Photoshop/color_cast/visible_color_spectrum.html

http://www.malanenewman.com/browser_safe_color_wheel.html

I found this website very useful for my learning. It simply summarized the color theory with a useful color wheel.